Cautiousness is defined as “taking time to ensure the right decision is made or action is taken.” In our American culture’s view of what it takes to be successful, cautiousness is often undervalued in the same way that meekness or humility or deference are undervalued and seen as fear or weakness....
Knowing how important right timing is in accomplishing right actions. When speaking of speak of my oldest son, I often jokingly refer to him as Thing 1…born on New Year’s Day, 1/1. But…then there was Thing 2 who arrived years later on 2/22. The year our second son was born we plotted a calendar...
I confess I must be careful how I speak about cautiousness. Approached carelessly, I may come across as hypocritical. As a rule, I desire to be quick to act. I prefer to begin every day with a bias for action. Sometimes people confuse a bias for action as the opposite of cautiousness. However,...
